88th Street & 157th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 88th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 157 Av/89 St, is 230 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/89 St, 230 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/89 St Q11, Q41, QM15230 feetQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 157th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School1,090 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 89th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 87th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 86th Street & 157th Avenue 520 feet
- 90th Street & 157th Avenue 520 feet
- 88th Street & 156th Avenue 600 feet
- 88th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 91st Street & 157th Avenue 780 feet
- 85th Street & 157th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 88th Street.